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C. LEA. MEGHAMSM FOR AND PROCESS OF cousmucrma CHENILLE.

7 APPLICATION FI LEB NOV. 2. IQI E.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

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LEA. MECHANlSM ion .AND raoc'sss or cowsmucrms CHENILLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, Slfi.

Patented J an. 20, 1920.

C. LEA.

MECHAMSMVMR AND PROCESS OF CONSIRUCHNG CHENILLE. APPUCAHON HLED Nov. 2. 1916.

1,328,570. Patented Jan, 20, 1920.

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APPLICATION HLEi) N.0V.2.19li 1,328,570. PatentedJan. 20. 1920.

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APPLICAHUP] HLED NOV. 2. [916. 1,328,570.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920.

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C. LEA. MECHANISM FOR AND PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTLNG CHENILLE.

Patented Jan. 20,1920.

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MECHANISM FOR AND PROCESS OF crmsmumme CHENILLE. APPLl CATlON FILED NOV. 2 I915.

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C. LEA. MECHANISM FOR AND PROCESS OF CONSIRUCHNG CHENILLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 2,1916. 1,328,570.

Patented Jan. 20, 1920. Q. Q. IOSHEEISWSHEEIIO H v Q 0a {a f Ma 6/ d w R 27 d C 74 \KW emmx Chcmkes Lu and partially mainly tho chenille Cl'ltlJlIkQ, r0l=lsand the UNITED STATES PATENT 0mm".

C'HiARLES LEA, OE BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS, ASBIGNGR',

BY MEQNWA J 3 Mrs, TU?

MOCLEARY, WALLIN AN D CROUSE. 0F AMSTERDAM; NEW YORK; K'GGMOME'ION 0F- MECHANISM FOR AND PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTING CHENILLE.

Application filed November 2. 1916. Serial No.

To all Minn/i it may conc e'rn lie it known that l. (mum-2s LEA, a citizvn of the l nili-(l States. and n resident of Boston. (minty of Snllolk, and. State of Mansavlnm-lts; haw invented an Improvement in i\l(-('lianinm for and Processes of (onstrnrting henillv. of which the foll0wing alrsrription. in manna-lion with thearrrnnpanying drawings. in a specification. like rhararivrs on lhv drawings representin; likr partn.

"lain inwniinn rnlnlrs lo mechanism for and in a nan-r sen of" ronstrnuting' chenille or like material.

in Univ) that the invention may be clearly nnd ai-r'rooil l llElVl. in the arronipanying drawings dim-105ml one type or nmhodinient thnrool. and (:onslilnting' means or Il'lPlllanism by which the proregs of my invention may best be practised.

In said drawings:

Figure I is a view, pin-Hy in side elevation and part1 in vertical longitudinal section of an organized machine for constrnoting chenille in accm'slance with my invention;

Fig. is a side elevation of said machine; Fin. -l is a. view of said machine partly in end Bll'l'ililfill and partly in transverse verti (:nl SUCtlUl'II in: l in n plan viow of thr (aimma- Phine ulllhillilililg he prnlnrrwl embodiincnt of theinvention;

Fig. 5 is a iloiail in Hlll olm'ation and longitudinal sc-rtion showing the Warp l1zir= 1185508 and the dump harness in one position:

Fig. the warp harnesses in another position;

Fig. 7 is a detail mainly inrerticnl transverse sent i on Ti 1 h moving the; donp iarness;

Fig. 8 is a section on theline 8 8. Fig; '1, showing one of'the camsfor imparting lat oral or shagging movement to the don p harness;

Fig; 9 is: n plan View certain parts oniittrd and with parts broken a way;

Fig. 1018 a. view, partially in elevation in transverse section, showing: heating drum; v V Fig; 11 is a plan of'thel Weftneedle or Specification of Letters Patent;

6 is a. similar view but representing parts broken away and IOPI'BSQHUHQ means for of the machine with 'yveit" threads Paiien lle d! Jam 20} 19263 129,072.

filling carrier and certain means therefor, in dotted lines weft thread;

Fig. 12 is a front nisin shown in Fig. 11,

Fig. 13 is a vertical section on. the line iii-13 of Fig. 12 looking toward the right in said figure;

Fig. 14 is a vertical section of'tlie mocha lg. 12 and represanting'the of the operating at' the right? as gmspingtlie insm shown in P needle as moving toward the right in said figure; i

Fig. 15 is a View similar to Fig. 14 but representing the needle at the extreme right hand end of its stroke;

Fig. 16 is a detail main]; in front elevation and representing the needlefalther t0 the left than in Fig. 12;-

Fig. 17 is a view in side elevation with parts broken away ofthe driving pulley and related parts;

the needlebeingrmpwsented elevation of tliqmecha Fig. 18 is a. View in rerticalisectionof the parts shown in Fig; 17', Fig; 19 is a detail in vcrticalsection showmg the means for steaming or inoistening the chenille and for forming under the inso finance of heat the same;

Fig. 20 is a detail inphin of'a pattern or color indicating apparatus thatmay be employeil in the practice of my invention;

Figpfil is a side elevation: of the parts shown in Fig; 20; i

Fig. 22-is a front'elovntion shown in Figs. 20 am l 21;

Fig; 23 is a viewin'verticnhlolrgitndinal mention of the Weft feele-r orstop mech'aniin and related i parts Fig. E lis a detail mainlygin plim *of portion-27 0f" the said stop mechanism Fig; 25 is a View mainlj 'in'front elevw tion and partially in section ofthwsaidfstop mechanism Fig. 26 is a view in vertinl -section'oftho Weft thread mag'azin e and the" detent "mums themfor; i

.Fig. 29- is a. transverse section". when through: in ch'enill strip;

Fig. 30 is a: diagrmmati' nnssranmior of the" parts the chenille threads and the resulting fabric, the threads being positioned as indicated in Fi 27; and

Fig. 31 is a similar illustration, the threads being positioned as indicated in fieferring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, wherein I have represented a. single embodiment onl of myin vention, and first to Figs. 1 to I, the framing of the machine is indicated generally at 1, it consisting of suitable side uprights connected by tie bars or otherwise. At the back of the machine I support a spool or beam 2 whereon the warp threads 3 are wound, and a spool or beam 4 whereon the doup threads 5 are wound. Each of sa1d spools or beams is provided with a brake or tension strap or other means respectively shown at 6 and 7. The \"arp threads 3 are adapted to be shedded in any suitable manner, and I have herein represented the threads 3 as extending at a and b respectively through the eyes of needles 8, 9 equal in number to the total number of warp threads. The said needles 8, 9 are carried by the frames 10, 11 of the harnesses and at their inner faces said frames are provided with racks 12, 13 meshing with circumferentially formed teeth 14 n on a rock shaft 14;, (see Fig. 7), whereby said heddle frames and their needles are oppositely reciprocated in a vertical plane.

The doup threads 5 preferably pass over a rod 15 whereby the slack may be taken up. For this purpose any suitable construction may beemployed. have herein represented said rod 15 as n'iounted upon sleeves 16 positioned for vertical sliding movement upon upright posts 17 carried by the framing of the machine. Suitable coil springs 18 are provided yieldingly to support the rod 15 in. the position shown in Fig. l.

The doup threads extend through the eyes of needles 19 mounted in and de )ending from a doup harness frame 20 itself positioned for vertical sliding movement in guide ways 21 in the machine frame.

Movements of vertical reciprocation arc imparted to the warp harnesses aml movements of vertical reciprocation and of transverse or lateral reciprocation are. imparted to the doup harness in any suitable manner. For this purpose I have herein rqn'esented the following organization of parts to which, however, I am in no' wise limited.

Power may be'convcyed to the in any suitable manner. Herein for the purpose I have represented the machine as having a drive shaft 22 mounted in suitable hearings in the machine frame, as indicated in Fi s. and 2 and having thereon a suitable riving pulley indicated generally at 23- in Fig. 17. The said drive shaft 22 has splined thereon a bearing hub 24 as shown mach ine in Fig. 18 and provided with a disk 25, itself having two diametrically positioned pins, one of which is shown at 26 in Figs. 1? and 18. Surrounding the said disk and loosely mounted upon the hub 2% is the belt receiving portion 27 of said pulley, herein shown as provided with a cover 28 for certain of the parts. Within and normally out of driving engagement with the loose pulley por tion 27 is a divided ring 29, between the ends of which and pivotally mounted upon one of the pins 26 is a dog member 30 to which is pivotally secured at 31 a second dog member 32 adapted to ride upon the coni all surface 33 of a spool 34, itself mounted upon the driving shaft 22 for axial movement thereon. A set screw 35 provides for suitable adjustment of the dog member 32. By movement of the spool 34 axially of the drive shaft 22 to the right, viewing Fig. 1 8, the divided ring 29 is brought into driving relation with the loose portion 27 of the pulley, and thereupon movement is imparted to the gear 36 shown in Fig. l as fast upon the drive shaft 22. Meshing with the gear 36 is a larger gear 37 loose on shaft 38, itself mounted for rocking movement in suitable hearings in the machine frame. ll'leshing with the gear 37 is a smaller gear 39 fast upon the shaft 40 mounted in the machine frame and having thereon a cam 41 provided with a cam track 42.

The gear 37 has in one face thereof a cam track 43 receiving a roll 44 on a lever arm 45 loosely mounted for rocking movement upon the shaft 40 and having pivotally connected at its outer end at in a connecting rod 47 itself pivotally conm-ctcd at 48 to the warp hcddlc frame 11.

In this or in any other suitable manner, a movement of vertical reciprocation is inn parted lo the warp huddle frames 10, 1] and sheds are (-(msccutivcly formed with the warp threads in a manner not herein necessary more fully to describe. in order to impart movements of vertical reciprocation to the doup harness frame, I have herein provided the shaft l-l indi 'atcd most clearly in Fig. 7, and have mounted upon the opposite outer ends thereof crank disks 50, 5], having crank pins 52, 53 receiving the ends of links 54, 55 and of sullicient length to permit slight sliding movement of said links in a direction axially of said shaft 14-. The upper ends of the links 5- 55 are formed as hubs 56, 57 and are suitably connectcd to thedoup heddle flame. Upon. the opposite sides of the framing" 'are provided two cam surfaces 58, 5!) which are oppositely positioned and upon which ride the heads of pins 60, 61 suitably tapped into the links 54, 55 about mid length there of. One of said cam surfaces is indicated more in detail in Fig. 8. Since said cam surfaces are oppositely positioned, the con the thread thereof. In either case. the jaws close upon the thread and in the return move.- ment of the weft needlc,-that is, toward the loft viewing Figs. 11 and 12, the lug 89 rides under the overhanging inclined portion 02 of the S\\l1l ZlI1; jaw opener and in passing from beneath the same tilts said jaw opener into the position shown 111 Fig. 16, after which said jaw opener resumes the position shown in Fig. 12. and the cycle of operations is repeated.

Preferably I provide means whereby the machine is stopped it a length of weft thread is not properly positioned b v the weft necdlc or filling carrier 78. For this purpose any suitable means may be provided. but prefcrahlv- I provide a feeler or other member adapted to bear against the inserted or positioned length of weft thread, and the presence of which inserted or positioned weft thread prevents the operation of the stop mechanism.

Herein for the purpose I have provided a color or other suitable member 100, shown most clearly in Fig. 23 as carried by the upper end of a lever 101 pivoted at 102 upon the machine frame and having a latcrall v extending projection 103: preferably carrying a roll 104 extending into the path of a cam 10") upon the drive shaft 22. The lower end of the lever 101 is pivotally connected at 106 to a bar 101' held for sliding movement in a guide 107 and having fast thereon or having formed therewith a. memher or abutment 108, the corner 101! of which is adapted at certain times to engage the notch 110 of a collar 111 fast upon a rod 112. The rod 112 is mounted for axial movement and is mounted for lateral inovcnn-nt in a slot 113 in the machine framing. it hcing normally held in the position shown in Fig. 23 by a coil spring 114. The inner end of the rod 112 Pl\'i]t2lll connected at 115 to a lever 116 pivoted upon the framing at 117 and havnng a roll 118 at its op posite end adapted to engage the spool 31 upon the drive shaft 22, the construction lieing such that when the rod 112 is moved Ioward the right viewing Fig. 25. the spool 34 is moved to the left and the belt carrying portion 27 of the pulley is remlered loose, thereby stopping the machine.

The roll 10 1 of the lever 101 is so positioned that as the high portion of the cam 105 passes in aclockwise direction from con tact with said roll 104, the latter moves into the position shown in Fig. 2-3. thushringinp; the feeler 100 into contact with the inserted weft. thread 00. and further move.- ment of said roll 10-1 to the right viewing" Fig. 23 is prevented. If hmvever, the weft thread 60 is not present then the lever 101 with its roll 104 moves farther toward the right viewing Fig. under the influence of the coil spring 119 {see Fig. 23), thereby jet-ting the material (herein the moving the abutment 108 into such position t .hat it. drops with the rod 107 into engagement with the shoulder 110 of the disk 111. Upon the further rotation of the cam 105 the roll 10% moved toward the left view ino' Fig: 23 and thereby moves the rod 112 bo dily toward the left viewing Fig. 23, against the stress of the coil spring 114 and into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2-1, where it is out of contact with and out of the path of movement of the lever 1120 represented in I igs. :24- and The, said lever 120 is pivoted at 121 upon a bracket 122 and is connected by a rod 123 to a treadle. not shown. The said lever 120 is normally held by a coil spring'124 in the full line position shown in Fig. 25. When the rod 112 is moved lateially into the dotted line position shown in Fig. "31, it being thcnout of contact with the lever 120, the said rod is then moved axially or length wise to the right. viewing Fig. .15, and hence through the action of the lever 116, the spool 31 is moved to the left viewing said Fig. 25. and the machine is stopped.

in order to start the machine the treadlc is moved in the proper direction to living the lever 120 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 25. 'lhereupon the roil spring 114 hecause of the inclined position occupied thereby moves the rod 112 laterally to the right. viewing Fig. 21, and thus brings the end thereof into alinement with the path of movement of the said lever 120. 'lhereupon the treadle is moved in the rection. thus moving the rod 112 in an axial direction to the left viewing Fig. 25, and hringing the spool 31 into driving, relation with the pulley :23.

in accordance with the process L vention. 1 preferably weave the chenille fat)- ric of width sutlicient to provide a plurality of chenille vstrips. and I then contininilusly act upon said chenille fabric to sever the same into strips and to form the which in the disclosed and preferred embodiment of my invention is done by sub strips) to a moistening action, a pressing into shape action and a drying ction, the chenille. strips brought into condition for immediate use. In accordance with my invention, the severed chenille strips are shaped. the shapin being done mainly through the application as heieinafter more fully described. Pref erably each of the strips is then conveyed to some suitable collecting mechanism or device such as a receptacle.

'hile in order to accomplish these of my invention I may employ any suitable means, I preferably pr vide the following organization of parts.

After the fabric is formed by the interweaving ot' the. warp threads opposite diof my in- 10.)

same, 1 1 0 whereby each of of suitable pressure,

obj ects l2 5 the weft thread 1313 and the cimip threads in any suitai'ai'e manner preferably as ciescribed, the fabric pnseg be tween two rolls indicated at 12?) 126 in Figs. 1, 2 and I0. These IUllb' are nn'mnferl respectively 1115011 shafts 1'27, 128' themrselveg mounted in suitable hearings 129, 130 in the framing Oith'e machine, certain of which are indicated in Fig. IO. The hearings 129 are mounted for vertical or yielding movement and are normally dmvnwiirilly pressed by adjustable mil springs 131, whereby the upper rel'l 1 25 held firmly but yiehlingly in putting i' l'ation with the lower reli 1:26.

In order to drive the cutting rolls 125. 126, zifiy suitable means may he provided. For this pfirpbse I have in Fig. 2 represented the shaft 0 zis having fast therieu'ri :1 bevel pinion 132 meshing with a similar 11inion 133 upon a shaft 13%, which is nmunteil for swinging or a'rcuate adiustment by mean.- of t bracket 135, having therein a ('[iiii'il Slot 136 rewiring a halt 137. By Ieiimn (if this cdhsti-uetibn the shaft 13% may he held in any desired position of angular a l inst nient and thus permit the use of change gearing.

[Then the outer eml of the shaft i134 is a worm 13S meshiiig with and driving it norm gear 139 fbl ivll'ifih may he substituted ii gear of any hther (liumeien and irhieh is mounted upon a shaft H0 also having there m1 at piniuh 141 which meshes with :1 pinion H2 upuu the shaft of the lower winter rnii 126 and with which gear 1-42 lilLSeilim a gear 143 upon the shzi t 127 (if the'upper cutter roll 125. The pinion l-il lllSu meshes with and drives a gem il upon the hentiing ill'lilll to he hereinafter referred tn.

In this or in any other uitlihle manner tel-(ling movenn-nt is imparted to the cutter rolls 125. 1:26, theieln' continuously to more the entire clli'l'lillc i z tiiih through :mil iubt the same. at preferably 2! l'uiflrnte of speed.

Splin'ed upon each iii? the 127, 128 are :1seriesotenttingilisks 1-l5 146, shown in sectiOii and also in elvvutimrin Figs. l and 10. V-The disks H5 are provided with cutting edges HT, H8, unihn-rating with similar cutting edges HS), 158% upon the cutter glisks 116. The rutiin disks it? 146. may he ln-lil in pmitiuu n sultzihl'e was-hem and Springs iii. 15;. nut herein nervesnry inure l'u'lly tn (itsi'l'llll'.

The Hitting iilfikS H5, 141' are shuwu in the drawings as nmiie integral with sections of the rnlls 125, 12G, hut )i)\ii'fli. l V it is imumtvrinl for the pur ifisrh of this iin'eniimi whether they. are s'r') maile integral or are otherwise ronstrue'teil. V

The Hdid (flitting (links not to sever the interposed threads of the fzihrir puwiirg therehet\\'e0n, while the peripheral suri'ures ut the rolls 1'25, 126 engage the nppnsilu sides (if the t'nhrie and feed the name forwardly with suitable tension. The fabric is euttr'r shafts iliiliilrill) extruding warp thrmulx thus engaged and supported, and tension is imparted therein h the Haiti rolls sub i-tzuitiully 1*. lill mint of (migration of the rutiirrs l-lf. iii; i thus huring the 'l'abrie vngnp wi and fell furwnril under tension by the mill rolls or hy :t iruilur take-up im rlmnisui suhsizintizill ut the muting luerhnniaun l mu .ihle tu feed the fabric iiirvrtl i'rum ihe weaving in the cutting nieth- :misni wit iinui undue z-trvsi-a upon the rheuille stripsv iiim whi l: the t'zihrie is formed hy the milling nwrliauiqn. ijv the term iiliStuu- Tlztll) :ii ihuniting inerhzmism, i mean at \m-l pumi with relzitiun to the ruttiug illll'iliiillhlll (hut the pull of um take-up HHCll- Elitiriik i tlulismiltml with suhfitantiul direct-- new in the \ri-h hml r :iml that in tw rling the \Yili to llh' rim iug Eiili'liil'lliflil, the pull is not exerted ihrnueli n uuiniuniini length of the iiiiiii'iiluzzi wwrml rhruiilv stripe:

ii the urtinn of the cutter rolls the liililll t'zihrir is thus severed into a series iii narrow Htilil? ill-pending in muuher upon the nuuiher if rutting l'hks. run] in this i-mulitimn the ll'fliillit i i'wi m'rr or in nthrl \uifnhlv I'Plilliim to u iuuiuieuing: apparatus whirl] in this i'llilmiiililinl mi my invention 1% typified in :1 slvsnu pipe 15 having open- HILLR lSl. u'hwrrlu' lhr 4mm! rerririii from any mituhlr mun-r, may he :lM-hurgril unto the inliriv.

"ilhiu the --'U]3i u! mi inn-Mimi the rhi-nillr Fuhrirmay he \ilkilliild, ur otherwise uitulil i' lil'iiSiillHl helm-e H'Yiiziliii into ililh' ilhliiill ui' :li'terirurii. hut preferably iludeuming ur other uinistrning operation is vli'erhul ul'ier the SiYlliHQ' 0f the rlienille i'uhrir iulu drips. The uiuisti-ning operatimi i prrti-mhly :unl hrri-in niupluwd by me am :I purl Ml whzit i irrm tin furniiug 0pi-rziiinn. as u remit ui' \Ylllt'ii upernliuu the trait illli\ nl QIllil (iii'iillll hiliil :li'i hrmr ht iutn u i'mnpuri. u wtuniiiuug wulwtziutiull singlium ui lul'ls. in suvh i'nrming upei :iiinii. l prvfernhly employ minim. one form iii whirl] is ln-ri-iuul'ier ilr 'rihi-il. with whirh ihv i-lieuille strip ruuiuris and through the. ugvur ui' whirh' llu' lrip i rnuwrl in :1,- -1mu- :iinl in ri'tniu uli iuuliully the form in i'|'|rsi-rlinu that is illustrated in Fig. 3%.

it wili in uhwrwrl that the iii )l t(l1iill 0pvruiicul i rrpreswi-nh-ii {tin uri-urriuu after the severing Ulli'iiillflli um] as ric'vuri'iugj between the matting rulls :nul the harming lii'llili 155. Tinluuhiurv. herein ilhvlwwl us Sil'iilll. is than Pil'hlllii'il in :wt l'ull unli vii'ec'tiveiv upuu ilu' lult vihlin nriimu 111' the wvi't (H' iilliiig i'xl uulihg l0 i-m'li si lr (ll lli lOflL'i- Thus the l'illinu ul' iil 'll -heuilh- \Illil i ell'vriively llilliFlilHil :iiul liruughl inln 1:, i'niiiliiirin l0 hr l'ullr I'rumml rim" tn il hwniiig' i lnlillllll H3. The HiHiHii'lllIifj i eiu ilui'wl wulnluir iizilly whully in lllllflliti lil the Iiliing, any

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inoistening of the warp threads being substantially wholly incidental.

After the chenille strips have been 1nois tened as described they are subjected in ac. cordance with the disclosed type of my process to a heating operation herein employed as a part of the forming operation and whereby the tufts of the strips are caused to assume and retain their proper relation with respect to each other, While for this purpose any suitable means may be provided I have herein represented a heating drum which is shown most clearly in Figs. 1. 2 and 3. at 155, it being provided with a shaft 156 having fast thereon the gear 144, previously referred to and by which it is driven. Any suitable means may he rovided to heat the drum 155. Prefera ly, however, I provide means for electrically heating the same and for that purpose have made the drum hollow and have provided the inner cylindrical member 157 thereof with a plurality of windings 158, 159, connectcd by wiring indicated e'cnerally in Fig. 3 at 160 to a switch 161 which may be connected to any suitable source of electricity.

llercin the construction is such that when the switch isin one position a low heat is supplied to the drum 155 because only one layer or portion of the winding coils is in circuit; when the switch is in another position a medium heat is supplied to said drum because the other layer or portion of the winding coils is in circuit; and when the switch is in still another position ahigh heat is imparted to the drum because both coils are in circuit. and their combined cli'cct insures the high temperature desired.

The drum 155 is provided with the two heads H5). 163 held in relation to each other bv suitable tic rods 164. and the hollow shaft lull may if desired extend substantially beyond the end of the drum to the left viewing: Fig. 3, so as to have fixedly positioned thereon pulleys 165. 166 or other means for transmitting motion to other parts of the apparatus. and herein to a takeup or sand roll 16? and to a guide roll 168, shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. and hereinafter morc fully referred to. As shown most clearly in Figs. 3 4, l! and It the drum 1:35 is provided with a series of circumfcrcntial grooves each encircling the drum and in :H'll of which is received one of the chenille strips. lhcsc grooves are subslam tially U-shapcd in cross SWllUll and cause the tuft or \vcft portions of the strip to be bent upward thereby llllIlLflllL the up posilc ends of the tails into ubstantially a compact. upstanding. single mass of tufts.

lrcl'erably I provide means to hold the severed strips of chcnillc upon the heating drum by which the forming of the chenille is effected. While for this purpose I may provide any suitable means I have in Figs. 2 and 19 shown a tie rod or other cross member 1.6K) whercon arc loosely pivoted a plurality of arms 170 normally downwari'lly pressed by suitable coil springs Hi. The outer ends of said arms 1TH are comn-ctml by a shaft 172 having thereon a series of rolls i 173 correspomlin; in number to the number of chenille strips and each of proper width to be received within one of thc'circumferential grooves 173' upon the heating drum. In this or in any other suitable manner. the separated chenille strips are held in position upon the heating drum and are subjected to such part of a forming operation thereon. The chenille strips are maintained in surface contact with the heating: drum throughout a suliicient portion of the periphery of the latter (the drum being preferab v driven in the direction of feed of the cheni le strips), and the formed strips indicated generally at 174 in Fig. 1, extend downwardly about the sand or other suitable final tahe-up roll 1G7 heretofore referred to, and thence upwardly over and about the guide roll 168, the chenille strips then passing downward into suitable receptacles cor responding in number to the number of said strips, and which may be roving cams or the like.

The sand roll 167 is provided with a pulley 175 passing about WllICl] and the pulley 165 is a belt 176, whereby the sand roll is driven and preferably at a speed very slightly taster than that of the cutting rolls. the construction, however. being such that the sand roll can slip, it' necessary. in this manner I prevent the rupture or impairment of the chenille strips which is apt to occur if the said takonp mechanism be driven without capacity for such slippage.

The guide roll 168 is fast, upon a shaft 177 mounted in the arms or brackets 178 tending upwardly from the framing; of the machine. said shaft having thereon a pulley 179 about which and the pulley H36 upon the shaft of the heating drum 155 passes a belt 180 whereby the guide roll lit? is preferably driven at a specd'slightly higher than that of the sand roll 16?. Said guide roll i038 is preferably provid-isl with a fabric or other suitable friction surface.

The magazine 74 for the weft tubes may e held in established relation with the weft needle in any suitable"manner. For this purpose. I ha vc represented the main l'raur mg of the machine as having; thereon a casting or bracket 131 shown most clearly in Fig. 26. The said casting or l'u'aclu-t is provided with a socket W3 rccciviu thcrciu a coiled spring lHil upon which :1 is a roll i84 adapted ylc'ldiugly to cngugc. any one of a series of notches or shallow sockets 35 arranged in the curved surface of the m aga Ill] Zinr H and by \l'liit'll :-::ii l inagazinr is hold in proprr position.

A wry important {MUZHE of my inrrntinn row-ants in tin proris n of nanin" mil in A lii'in'trr-i \Yhl't'ilQX lllt rht-Iiillr tri i may his inznlo rt-znly for tho rn; or othrr raving lnarhinr \rhrrrin 1hr nltiniatr proiiiirt niailr. llrirlot me w far as l an: awarr hna hrvn rnstmnar) to (raw a rhrnille fat in a machine zincl in rrrtain riwa to t'ahrir into strips in Filltl min-hint t-r M it. issnt-s tlwrrfi'mil. qiii'l'tiltitl' :iinl in with? kililtllllltS thrrhvnilhwtriiis haw lwrn httillllt l anil t'ornnal at'trr whirli sziiti pro nitial rllttlillr \tri h might hr hililplittl to tho rug raring loom lmmoiirh 1L; has ln-rrtot'orv gonr-rallfi' l-rrn nrriws r to ht'art, tlachunillr nlarhinr or lllilt'lliltiS days or own worlta lai oz'r thi ronimrnrvmrnt of the winning oprration proprr. it i i hrrn rust tomziry u'hrn thtrhrnillr sis-i hair horn atrium-ii anil formula thvn to start thr rug: raring olmratioii upon a nnnilwr of dill'rn tllt' looms. thr ri|; tiring thna wort-n in 01 tions to hr afte-rwaril win-it togothrr. N t only has this oprratinn litlll a slim our. lint it llilh hron nrrl azlr to lit-op proiwlly w nk ratwl rariom po tions of rarh lrngzth of rhrnillvst ri o that thr proprr portion may lasllppllvil to thr srwral rng raving tonin For rxainplr. naanining that lirrrtotorr llarug has littn wort-n in Your wiimr Purl! m:- trniling transwrz rlr of thr Hill it is m'iilvtit that ilrprniling upon tho i'iittvin tho tirrt portion of all tln-i rln n l w httll h inlifll ho llHl'tl in \vrai'ing tlfr lir t rition ot' tlnrag, tllr SOronil portion ot' thr rhrnillr bwll'lll\ tllliHi hr HSHl in \waringz 1hr swolal arrtionof ttw rug and so on throughout thr {our wrtiona of tho rug. .hsnniing, thrrvform that tho rhrnillr fahrir in srwrril into twolrr strip. it will he m'iilrnt qnitv lni'glr naaihi-r of I'PCCPtHtlth arr Illh'tmh'til) to rrrrirr amt iifif) separated the various rhrnilhstrips for the HPYtl'iKl rug: sections. and that tho rntiw prorl'bs is an rxrueilingly slow our.

In arrorilnnrv with my iln'rniirm ii; i gins; sihlito start thr \lt'tU'iIlfl of tho rug; most inmltanoolisl with tho ronnnunrwnnm o? flit operation of the rhrnillr forming: m1:- rhinr. ARSHIIHILLE that tho f-iliiglt viii-mile forming marhino Pl'Ollit lH a pimlHr-t as rapiill as tho same is used in the rug waiving nmrhinr it will be rlrar that an $00!? as hr rlwnillr strips issue fronr the clii-niita Faith rhino nrrrin tlinrlosvil in their \Yoren. Elfin-id. moistrnril 21ml llttiit'tl ronilitioln thry are t]li|(l for imnu-tlizttiow in tho rug: xi'i ziiing marhinr. it is posaihir in {it tisrof my inrrntion to form thr rug in a r ii piece nun-h moi-r rapnll r than it has iilitfifilt hwn 't'ornlril in a srrzrs of PlPUih. 'ihr rn; may la- \'(l\ r of a sing lr garrr h ruinlnrii flag the raring 11])0111Llh1l at our rial thnreuf anti waiving (town to the middle of the rug from whirl) point onwarii the pattern is izxnallv or may he rvrrrsml and to l)l()\'ltl( {or wli'irh i'(\'01 -:ll the t'ln'thvr weaving is M- tisrtial by simply reversing the cla-nillo strip 0;- strips rnil for owl. and so bringing the n svhmnr or rttert' thcrrof in the proprr aviation. lt will he with-tit from the forefiifllitg ilrarription that the rhunillr strips rmnprisu lllt \wt't of the rug. the warp thereof being: QOIHPOStll of an nitahle Ina trrial. In the prartirv of my inrrntion. antl rvtrrring to thr (ll (lUhl'(l tlllllutllllltllt of the llh'tiltiulh l pretrrahly maintain the warp tlti'tllilflltlltli't a rontinnous trnsion from the let-otf through anil past tho takwnp. and \vhilr Stliti warp tlirrail are nniintainml inislt'r Slhll trnsion, l prrt'i-rahtr pvt-form the four iip lntions of \waving ratting tho fahrit' into swig. lllt l lllllll f ll tra1n. ltlitt limiting amt tli' l'lll il' tlatrip By Hitting amt hi'liliillllti' or oiln-rwiw snitably iiioiatrning thr dri ls in tho same n1nrhinr whrrrin thr rloth is \\'o\'rn or h rtl'rrtiwly maintaining thr tension. the original alinrnirnt or waving is prowl-Hal, \tiitilils it 3hr l'ahrir la' ltllltH'l'tl from tho loom or arming: na-rhanisln upon thr warr- :inrr ot thr t'ahrir into tri l il l\ t.\[l'tl\1ll ilitlirult to wrlirithr proprr \lgllhlltlllnll nin'l zilinrna-nt in altltkllillllll nmrhinvx lt l'rrring to l"i g\ 21' to ill. wln-lrin the 0- 151;; of [hr hrnilli- I'ahrir is iliagrranr Ii'ultirnliy lllllltittt'tl. llllrnila of tho hark Warp liarnvsi-i arr intliratril at a, thosr ot' thv mt waip liariwss arr iinliratml at f. and Ilium? of thr iionp harnws air intlirutrtl at r. Tlii if? of tilling llll'titll iH inilivatml at r]. Tluiiiingg thrrail arr iHttlWtH'tH with tiw warp tlllt'znls a ZtIltl I) as inlliratril in the siwrral lijllit'lh' of tho diagram. ainl tho ilonp ill rhvniilu fabric as intticatril most rlrarly in igs. and 31.

It. will be evident from the forvgoing tl arription that lllt rhrnillr fabric is provided with weft of filling tin-rails the colors of whirh are preferably rhangetl in arrordanco with tho pattern of the rug or other product that is to he nitiinately woven. In order that tho chenille may he formvil of the pmprr color, that is, in order that the proper color of weft may be furnished from tiiiio to time to the wnft needle or filling t-iirrirr, n'ra i' provide any vwritable pattern or rolor intlitating: tiltLlltniSm. For the puraosc 1 have in Fi 2U. 21 and 22, indicated (tl'itllll mechanism adapted to be mounted upon the framing of the machine and to be opvrzrtiid n; a step by step manner from some moving part thereof, as for example by the risin moimnent of the donp harngas. In carrying into effect this portion of my in- (ill vent-ion I preferably provide a continuous strip of paper or other suitable material,

which has been previously ruled ofi into rec-.

tangles, which are ainted or otherwise colored to indicate tie color of the weft threads that are to housed in sequence. The said paper strip is indicated at 186 in Figs. 20 to 22 and the differently colored rectanles thereof are indicated most clearly at 187 in Fig. 2-2 the strip being herein of the width of two rectangles. The said strip is passed about a roll or drum 1S8 fast upon a shaft 189 mounted in suitable hearings upon the machine frame and having that thereon a ratchet wheel 191) with the teeth of which adapted to engage either end 191 or 192 of a double ended pawl loosely pivoted upon a pin 194 itself mounted upon a lever arm 195 loosely mounted upon the shaft 189. A coil spring 196 connects the lever arm 195 with the head if)? of said double ended pawl, so

to hold either end of said pawl in meshing relation to the teeth of the ratchet wheel 190. The lever arm 195 is nominally downwardly spring pressed by a coil spring 198 connected at one end to said lever arm and at its other end to the framing of the machine an indicated at 199 in Fig. 21. The head 20!} of the lore arm 1.95 extends into the path of the vertical reciprocations of the doup harness frame 20, whereby each lifting or rising movement of the doup harness frame mores the roll or drum 188 one step forward or permits said roll or drum to be moved one Ftep in the opposite direction. depending upon which. end 191, 192 of the doulalc ended pawl 193 is in meshing rclation to the ratchet 190. It is of course evi (lent that the step by step or other suitable movement of the drum 188 may be inaugurated from sonic other suitable portion of the machine but preferably I effect such mm'cnicnt in tho mauncr indicated.

in order to hold the strip 181; in non-alipping relation to thcu'oll or drum 198 I pref crahl provide a prcsscr roll 201 mounted upon a blllli 2H2 in the framing of the maclzinc and hroridcd with a rubber or other suitable surface Lilli; to engage the strip 186.

The pattern or color indicating apparatus is prclcral'il used with that form of my invention wherein the weft ihl'czul magazine is manually moved from time to tilue in accordance with the pattern. though it is ovidcnt that its use is not limited thereto. it in. howcrcr. ['ucicrahlv positioned in proximity to said magazine no that thc operaim who in in a pcition In turn the hand win-cl 7T may olra-ric llic color Qfllt'lllti of .sulll hll'll) 186.

in ordcr that tho color v\clicuuoi the Strip lhl'i may be accurately and yet readily oi served. l prcl'cruhly proriilc nu'ans whereby the portions of the strip 186 that are not then under observation are masked or concealed from the operator, whereby only the single rectangle indicating the color of weft that is being used is exposed. W'hile for this PHI'POS any suitable means may be provided, I have herein indicated a mask 204 shown most clearly in Fig. 21 as secured to the framing of the machine and extending upward therefrom in a curved path which may hc concentric with the periphery of the roll or drum 188. The said mask 20-! is provided with. -.1 single lpcning of the full width of the strip 186 :nd of the length of one rectunglc tlicrcof. Mounted upon the first mask 2m in a second mask 205 which may he slid upon the first mask 204 in a direction circunifcrcntially of the roll or drum 188 in any suitable manner and preferably manually, as by a handle or projection 206. Said hEVOlltl mask 205 is provided with two openings 207. 208 which are al 'anged diagonally to each other as indicated in Fig. 22. The svcmlil mask 2% is mounted in suitable guides 20. or otherwise upon the first mask and the conetrnction and relation of parts 'are such that either opcuiu" 207 or 208 may he brought in llglhltl with the large opening in the first mask 204 so as to permit the xtrip 186 to hc olm-rrcd through the registering openings. When the mask 20?) is in the position indicutcd in Fig. 22 the color scheme of the at rip 1M3 is ()llfilI'VilillO through the opening 150?. and said strip is continuously observed through the opening .207 so long an the strip 186 it led in one direction, way, upward viewing Fig. \Vhcn the end of a pattern has hccn reached as for example. Win-u a aullicient amount of chenille has been fornu-d to extend in the rug Weaving o 'ieration to the middle of the rug and thc pattern to he rcvcrned. then manually or otherwise the pawl mil is reversed. thus reversing the ilii'cctiou of movement of the ntill) 186. At thc same time the second mask 205 is lnm'oil dou'mrard. 'iewing Fig. 522, to permit the strip to bc obscrvcd through the 204. It will thus hc observed that thc rectangles at one sielv of the longitudinal center,

of the strip 186 control when the strip is fed in ou direct ion and thc rectangles at the other side of tlic longitudinal ccul'cr of the strip 196 control when the strip is fed in the opposite direction.

l have stated that the spool or beam 2 for thc warp threads 3 and thespool or beam 4- l'or the doup threads Ii are provided with suilablc tcneiou nit-ans. imparted to the warp lllllilllH is maintained to a greater or lcss ili-grcc until at lcast the puneagc oi the chcuillc strips from the sand roll. in other words. the warp thrcads and the resulting fabric are kept urylcr continuous tension from the time of the let-off of the warp thread to and including the time of the lal e-up ol the resulting chenille strips. Tn effecting thi tension. the positively driven cutter rolls havin; the series of ruttiu di k H5. H6 effectively cooperate as the peripheral urfaces of said disks firmly engagethe faln'ir and feed the same positively forward at the same time that they ever such l'alirie into chenille strips. it being again pointed out that the cutter rolls upon the two sha'l'ts lL'T. 12 are held firmly but yirl liuplv in rontart with each other by the prin-g llll ulul so as to etfeet the forward feeding of the chenille strips under proper ten ion. 'l hu the said cutter rolls act as a tzllieoll) for the chenille trips. 'hile the material is thus maintained under continu- ()ll." ten ion. I subject it to the several opt-r ation or step herein disclosed includin; the interweavingof the weft threads. the cut ting ol' the chenille into l|'l]).-' the moistening of the strips tor if preferred the moistening ol' the fabric prior to the cutting thereof into chenille strips). and the pressin; into ll;ll)t 0f the strips. the forming of the chenille strips being: effected in the disclosed type of my invention by the moisteniugz. heating and drying operations. During all this time. the chenille strips are not wound or tored, but there is a continuous o 'ieration p rformed thereon. i

Thi inaiutenamre of the warp threads under continuous tension to greater or less degree. while they or the resulting chenille strips are slZl1j(Ct0(l to the defined faperations, constitutes an important tep of my process.

In accordance with my invention I interweave warp and weft threads. sever the resulting falirir into chenille trips, and then form the re ulting strips prrl'erablv in the presen e of moisture and heat while effectively maintaining: the warp threads under tension. it will be evident from the fore= g1 tingdisclosure that such tensioning is most etl'ta'tively maintained by carrying out the entire process in one machine or apparatus.

The disclosed. specific embodiment of my invention omprelu-nds that continuous process of constructing a plurality of strips of chenille, each with its tuft ends upstanding from a central hinder warp mmstruction consisting substantially in weaving under tension a sheet of flat warps having separate filline' threads forming free. tuft edges of the fabric and havin a plurality of parallel binding warp thread formations uniformlv spaced across the fabric at substantially twice the distance. of the length of outstanrling tufts at its edges in the preferred embodiment of my invention; in severing the said sheet into a plurality of strips by cutting the sheet under tension midway of the binder warpszin moving: the severed strips forwardly under tension and moisteniug the same and moving the moistened strips forwardly and pressing the same under tension while moistened, so as to bring the opposite tul'ts of each strip into a rompactupstandin single mass of tufts and preferably in also passing: the pre ed trips forwardly under tension and during a subtautial interval to dry the pressed chenille efore releasing the ame from tension.

it is evident that for the form of take-up mechanism herein exemplified as a sand roll. there may be sub tituted any other snitalile form of take-up by which tension may be maintained ll defined.

Referring to Fig. 2.), it will be observed that successive tul'ts of the weft yarn when in severed condition. occupy a somewhat alternating or staggered relation. thereby making a fuller or more satisfactory chenille trip. This etl'eet is due in part to the run ploynient ot' doup warps as herein dis closed. The showing of the fabric itself in the various figures of the drawings is more or less diagrammatic .\l invention so far a the broad a pect thereof is concerned is not limited to the formation of the primary fabric by an interweaving opera ion. since the said fabric which is subsequently cutinto chenille strips may he formed in any Hlitable manner. It may be formed of interwoven warp and weft threads as herein disclosed: or may he formed of wel't threads united by a stitching or sewin; operation as disclosed in my ((l])t'll(llll application Serial No. 129.073 or it may he forum-d in any other suitable manner. So far as I am aware, I am the first to form chenille by first forming a body or blanlt fabric which is continuously and by preferably the same organized mechanism severer l into chenille strips which as a step of the chenille forming process are moistened and then pressed into shape pref erably in the presence of heat by the same or anized mechanism.

'Iaving thus described one illustrative embodiment of my invention, I desire it to be understood that although specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense and not for purposes of limitation. the scope of the invention being set forth in the following claims.

Claims:

1. That process of twining chenille comprising interweaving warp and weft threads while maintaining said warp threads under continuous tension, continuously severing the resulting fabric into chenille strips, and forming under the influence of moisture the resulting strips during and cmitinuously with the weaving process and while under said continuous tension.

2. That process of fefn n elwnllle comprising interweaving straight Warp and doup Warp threads while maintaining said warp threads under continuous tension with Weft threads, severing the resulting fabric into chenille strips, and during and continuously with said weaving and severing ac tion subjecting said chenille strips to a steaming and then to an ironing action and While under said continuous tension.

3. Mechanism for forming chenille eomprising in combination, means to iuterwcavc Warp and Weft threads, means to maintain said Warp threads under continuous tension. means to sever the resulting 'tabrie into chenillestrips, means cooperating in action with said means including moislening to form the same and means to maintain con tinuous tension on said warp threads through the severing and forming operations. v

4. Chenille Forming mechanism comprising in combination, one main power means, and means operatively connected therewith to interconnect laterally and longitudinally extending sets of threads, means to sever the resultin fabric into (henille strips, and means including moistening to form said strips, said several means being organized and operatively related to maintain the weaving position of the threads.

5. Chenille forming mechanism comprising in combination, let-ofi' means for warp threads, take-up means for chenille strips. having said warp threads incorporated therein, means for interweaving warp and Weft threads, means for severing the result ing fabric into strips, and means including moistening for forming said strips, said severing means being interposed between said let-off means and said take-up means.

6. The continuous process of constructing chenille comprising inter-engaging longitudinally extending and transversely extending threads. to form a fabric, severing the resulting fabric into chenille strips and forming the resulting strips, each of said opcr atlons being performed under effectively maintained tension.

7. The process of constriu'ting chenille comprising interweaving warp and weft threads, severing the resulting t'ahrie into chenille strips and forming the resulting strips, all under effectively maintained tension.

8. The process of constructing chenille comprising interweaving warp and weft threads, severing the resulting fabric into chenille strips and forming the resultin strips under the influence of moisture and beat, all said steps being performed under elfectively maintained tension.

9. The process of constructing chenille comprising interweaving warp "and weft threads, severing the resulting fabric into chenille strips, moistening the severed strips.

uniformly spared across the fabric at snhstantiallv twice the distance of the length of upstanding portions of the tuft in ,the

comilete. chenille severin' the resul in 7 P H t'ahrie into chenille strips and formingthe resulting strip all said steps being perk formed under ell'ertively maintained tension.

11. The continuous process of eonstriicb ing a plurality of st rips ot' chenille each niith its tuft ends upstanding from a central hinder warp which consists in weaving a sheet 01 fiat fabric having a plusality of parallel hinder warp thread formations uniformly spaced across the fabric at alib stantially twice the distance of the length of upstanding portions of the tuft in the completed chenille: severing the resulting i'ahrie into chenille strips: moistening the severed strips; pressing the severed strips into shape, and drying the same; all said step being performed maintained tension.

12. The continuous process of construct ing a plurality oi strips of chenille each with its tuft ends upstanding from a. central hinder arp which consists in weaving a sheet of flat warp fabric having separate filling! threads forming tree tul't edges of the fabric and having a. plurality of parallel binding warp thread formations uniformlv spaced across the fabric at substantiallv twice the distance of the length of outstand ing tul'ts at its edges in severing said sheets into a plurality of strips by cutting the sheet midway ot' the binder warps; and in moving the severed strips forwardly and forming the same so as to bring the opposite tuft ends of each strip into a compact, upstand" mg, single mass of tufts; all said steps being performed under effectively maintained tension.

13. The continuous process of construct:- ing a plurality of strips of chenille each with its tuft ends upstanding from a central binder warp which consists in Weaving a sheet of fiat warp fabric having separate fill in; threads forming free tuftedges of the fabric and having a plurality of parallel under ell'ectively binding warp thread formations uniformh spaced across the fabric' at suhstantiallv twice the distance of the length of outstanding tufts at its edges; insevering said sheet into a plurality of strips by cutting the sheet midway of the binder warps; in moving the severed strips forwardly and mois- 

